In a statement Friday, BlackRock said it will start offering clients the option to invest in funds that exclude firearm manufacturers and retailers. It also said it will more actively engage with gun manufacturers, and in some instances vote against the wishes of company management.

"For manufacturers and retailers of civilian firearms, we believe that responsible policies and practices are critical to their long-term prospects. Now more so than ever," said BlackRock.

It said it has already had "constructive discussions" with some of the companies. It plans to ask gun makers how they'll deal with the reputation and legal risks associated with manufacturing civilian firearms, and if they monitor whether their products are used in crimes.

BlackRock will ask retailers what proportion of their sales firearms and ammunition represent, and what steps they have taken to prevent the misuse of firearms that they sell.

Based on individual rights as guaranteed by the US Constitution, I suppose these high stakes "Draculas" are playing into special interests.

Mostly their own. They own the banks,which means they will own the world if the One World Order ever becomes a reality.

As the "First of Equals in a world of Comrades",they obviously won't want the working trash to be able to own guns they might use to shoot bankers. The surest thing in the world is the FACT that neither they nor their bodyguards will ever be without ready access to firearms of all types. It's me and thee they don't want possessing guns.

In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.